Coatings Chemist I

Role details

This position will be posted until September 28th. At that time all candidates will be reviewed and contacted. All candidates must apply on our website at www.elinorcoatings.com/careers.

Overview

This role will join a team of researchers in developing new formulations of protective and anti-corrosion coatings for metals. We support long-term federal research contracts in aerospace and ground vehicle support.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct protective coating formulation, testing, and corrosion evaluation.
• Formulate and test coatings for customer trials and R&D projects.
• Maintain a safe and clean lab environment consistent with existing Elinor Safety Office protocols.
• Participate in scientific meetings.
• Generate, document, and report data and technical progress to internal and external stakeholder.

Qualifications

*Minimum Education/Experience*

• B.S. in polymers and coatings, chemistry, or a closely related field with a minimum of two semesters of organic chemistry
• 2+ years of experience in a laboratory environment
• Demonstrated experience with:
• Coatings formulations, characterization, and testing.
• Corrosion protection, corrosion inhibition and electrochemical testing.
• Common coatings laboratory instrumentation.
• Word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling, and data analysis software.
• Communication and writing skills to enable working with multi-disciplinary groups of individuals.
• Setting priorities and respond to changing needs from multiple sources.

Classification and Compensation

• Full Time/Benefited
• Salary starting at $54k+, depending on experience
• 100% paid employee healthcare, vision, dental, disability and life insurance
• Starting PTO is 16 days annually with 14 paid holidays and 12 paid sick days
• 401k match
• Voluntary HSA, Flex, Employee Assistance Program and more